Cardinal Click Beetle vs Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Edwardsiana plebeja

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)
Family	Elateridae	Cicadellidae
Genus	Ampedus	Edwardsiana
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Edwardsiana plebeja

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Ansehen Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cardinal Click Beetle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (19 countries), and North America (United States).

Cardinal Click Beetle

The Cardinal Click Beetle (Ampedus cardinalis) is a species in the genus Ampedus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.